MORGANTOWN – Marion County's three delegates and state senators said in a Tuesday press release that they oppose HB 4365, to close three of the state’s four long-term care hospitals, effect Jan. 1, 2023: Jackie Withrow Hospital, John Manchin Sr. Health Care Center and Lakin ...
MORGANTOWN – Three Monongalia County Democratic legislators are introducing bills to repeal various abortion restrictions enacted in recent years. They announced their bills at a Monday press conference at the Capitol. Delegate Evan Hansen is lead sponsor of HB 4382, joined by Delegate ...
As the state’s COVID-19 team has warned was likely in the last several briefings, West Virginia has officially hit its highest number of residents hospitalized with the virus to date — 1,043. The previous peak saw 1,012 people admitted with the disease. Even more concerned, said ...
MORGANTOWN – Legislators passed bills on Wednesday to lower patient copays for insulin and devices to treat diabetes, to establish a Parkinson's disease registry to enhance research at WVU, and to create a mining mutual insurance company to aid the coal industry and protect state ...
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia once again fared poorly for its tobacco-control policies in the American Lung Association's 2022 State of Tobacco Control report released this week. Last year, the state scored four F's and a D and did exactly the same this year. “We've seen a lot of ...
Gov. Jim Justice, Dr. Clay Mash and Gen. James Hoyer continued their push for vaccinations and boosters in the Mountain State Monday, as hospitalization numbers continue to increase due to the omicron variant. According to Marsh, 94% of sequenced cases have been omicron. After reading an ...
